Rebels and Outcasts
Rebels and Outcasts examines deeply personal stories of betrayal and retribution. These films chart our fascination with single-minded vendettas carried out by vigilantes who cloak their actions in ideals of justice.
Sin City 2005 MA15+
Fri 6 Jan 6.00pm, Sat 28 Jan 6.30pm and Sun 4 Mar 12.00noon / Cinema A
35MM, BLACK AND WHITE (ADDED COLOURING), DOLBY DIGITAL, 124 MINUTES, USA, ENGLISH / DIRECTORS: FRANK MILLER, ROBERT RODRIGUEZ, QUENTIN TARANTINO / BASED ON THE COMIC SERIES ‘SIN CITY’ (1991—2000) BY FRANK MILLER / SCRIPT: FRANK MILLER / CINEMATOGRAPHER/EDITOR: ROBERT RODRIGUEZ CAST: BRUCE WILLIS, MICKEY ROURKE, CLIVE OWEN, JESSICA ALBA, BENICIO DEL TORO / PRODCUTION COMPANY: DIMENSION FILMS, TROUBLEMAKER STUDIOS / PRINT SOURCE/RIGHTS: ROADSHOW FILMS
A cinematic breakthrough in the adaptation of comics to screen, Sin City is a feverish visual feast of bullets, babes and brawn. In the hellish metropolis of Basin City death is a constant companion; in this visceral noir, the dark streets and darker inhabitants intersect through multiple interconnecting story lines.
The Crow 1994 MA15+
Fri 6 Jan 8.30pm and Wed 8 Feb 8.00pm / Cinema A
35MM, COLOUR, DOLBY, 102 MINUTES, USA, ENGLISH / DIRECTOR: ALEX PROYAS / BASED ON THE COMIC SERIES ‘THE CROW’ (1996—1998) BY JAMES O’BARR / SCRIPT: DAVID J SCHOW, JOHN SHIRLEY / CINEMATOGRAPHER: DARIUSZ WOLSKI / EDITORS: DOV HOEING, SCOTT SMITH / CAST: BRANDON LEE, ROCHELLE DAVIS, ERNIE HUDSON / PRODUCTION CO: MIRAMAX FILMS, CROWVISION / PRINT SOURCE/RIGHTS: ROADSHOW ENTERTAINMENT
In a decaying city ruled by violence, murdered rock musician Eric Draven is resurrected on Devil’s Night by the spirit crow to avenge the brutal slaying of his fiancée. Based on O’Barr’s graphic novel tribute to his girlfriend who was killed by a drunk driver, The Crow is a haunting revenge fantasy and meditation on love, loss and the search for justice. Music by The Cure, Rage Against the Machine and Nine Inch Nails.
A History of Violence 2005 MA15+
Sat 7 Jan 8.00pm and Sat 11 Feb 6.00pm (with The Bloody Olive) / Cinema A
35MM, COLOUR, DOLBY DIGITAL, 96 MINUTES, USA/GERMANY, ENGLISH / DIRECTOR: DAVID CRONENBERG / BASED ON THE GRAPHIC NOVEL ‘A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE’ (1997) BY JOHN WAGNER AND VINCE LOCKE / SCRIPT: JOSH OLSON / CINEMATOGRAPHER: PETER SUSCHITZKY / EDITOR: RONALD SANDERS / CAST: VIGGO MORTENSEN, MARIA BELLO, ED HARRIS, WILLIAM HURT / PRODUCTION CO: NEW LINE CINEMA, BENDERSPINK, MEDIA I! FILMPRODUKTION MUNCHEN & COMPANY / PRINT SOURCE/RIGHTS: ROADSHOW ENTERTAINMENT
A seemingly idyllic family is torn apart when small-town diner owner Tom intervenes in a violent encounter between his customers and two criminals on the run. Hailed as a hero, his new-found notoriety brings him to the attention of a Philadelphian mob boss who believes he is someone else altogether. Cronenberg crafts an engrossing psychological drama.
Kozure ôkami: Ko wo kashi ude kashi tsukamatsuru (Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance) 1972 Ages 18+
Sat 21 Jan 6.30pm and Wed 1 Feb 6.00pm / Cinema A
35MM, COLOUR, MONO, 83 MINUTES, JAPAN, JAPANESE (ENGLISH SUBTITLES) / DIRECTOR: KENJI MISUMI / BASED ON THE MANGA SERIES ‘KOZURE ÔKAM’ (1970-76) BY KAZUO KOIKE AND GOSEKI KOJIMA / SCRIPT: KAZUO KOIKE, GOSEKI KOJIMA / CINEMATOGRAPHER: CHISHI MAKIURA / EDITOR: TOSHI TANIGUCHI / CAST: TOMISABURO WAKAYAMA, FUMIO WATANABE, TOMOKO MAYAMA / PRODUCTION CO: KATSU PRODUCTION COMPANY, TOHO COMPANY / PRINT SOURCE: RAPID EYE MOVIES / RIGHTS: TOHO INTERNATIONAL / SCREENING FORMAT: 35MM (WITH GERMAN SUBTITLES)
Widely recognised as an influential manga and classic of Japanese cinema, Lone Wolf and Cub is the story of a disgraced former Shogun executioner in seventeenth century Japan. Ogami Ittō is stripped of his rank and his wife murdered after he is falsely accused of treason. Left with his young son and his sword, Ittō travels across the country offering his skills as a hired assassin, while plotting a bloody path of revenge. Sword of Vengeance is the first of six films to chart this epic samurai adventure.
Shurayukihime (Lady Snowblood) 1973 R18+
Sat 21 Jan 8.30pm / Cinema A
35MM, COLOUR, MONO, 97 MINUTES, JAPAN, ENGLISH/JAPANESE (ENGLISH SUBTITLES) / DIRECTOR: TOSHIYA FUJITA / BASED ON THE ORIGINAL MANGA SERIES ‘SHURAYUKI-HIME’ (1972-73) CREATED BY KAZUO KOIKE AND KAZUO KAMIMURA / SCRIPT: KAZUO UEMURA, KAZUO KOIKE / CINEMATOGRAPHER: MASAKI TAMURA / EDITOR: OSAMU INOUE / CAST: MEIKO KAJI, KO NISHIMURA, TOSHIO KUROSAWA, MASAAKI DAIMON / PRODUCTION CO: TOHO FILM / PRINT SOURCE: RAPID EYE MOVIES / RIGHTS: TOHO INTERNATIONAL / SCREENING FORMAT: 35MM PRINT (WITH GERMAN SUBTITLES)
The inspiration for Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill trilogy, Lady Snowblood is a gore-spattered tale of one woman’s quest to avenge the brutal slaying of her family. Equal parts brutality and beauty, it is a worthy companion to Kenji Misumi’s better-known Lone Wolf and Cub.
Death Note 2006 M
Thur 26 Jan 4.00pm / Cinema A
35MM, COLOUR, DOLBY DIGITAL, 126 MINUTES, JAPAN, JAPANESE/ENGLISH (ENGLISH SUBTITLES) / DIRECTOR: SHUSUKE KANEKO / BASED ON THE MANGA SERIES ‘DEATH NOTE’ (2003—2006) BY TSUGUMI OHBA AND TAKESHI OBATA / SCRIPT: TETSUYA OISHI / CINEMATOGRAPHER: HIROSHI TAKASE / EDITOR: YOSUKE YAFUNE / CAST: TATSUYA FUKIWARA, KENICHI MATSUYAMA, ASAKA SETO / PRODUCTION CO: DEATH NOTES FILM PARTNER, NIPPON TELEVISION NETWORK CORPORATION, SHUEISHA, WARNER BROS / PRINT SOURCE/RIGHTS: MADMAN ENTERTAINMENT
When a disillusioned law student finds the Death Note — a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god — he learns that any name recorded within its pages results in their immediate death. His vigilante crusade however soon attracts the attention of the authorities; more than vigilante justice is at stake.
Road to Perdition 2002 MA
Wed 1 Feb 7.45pm / Cinema A
35MM, COLOUR, DOLBY DIGITAL, 117 MINUTES, USA, ENGLISH / DIRECTOR: SAM MENDES / BASED ON THE GRAPHIC NOVEL SERIES ‘ROAD TO PERDITION’ (1998) BY MAX ALLAN COLLINS / SCRIPT: DAVID SELF / CINEMATOGRAPHER: CONRAD L HALL / EDITOR: JIL BILCOCK / CAST: TOM HANKS, PAUL NEWMAN, JUDE LAW, DANIEL CRAIG / PRODUCTION CO: DREAMWORKS, TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX, ZANUCK COMPANY / PRINT SOURCE/RIGHTS: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX
An enforcer and his son avenge the death of their murdered family in this compelling meditation on the consequences of violence. Road to Perdition pays homage to the classic Japanese manga Lone Wolf and Cub and is loosely based on events surrounding a genuine mob enforcer during the depression-era.
Oldŭboi (Oldboy) 2003 Ages 18+
Sat 4 Feb 9.00pm and Wed 22 Feb 9.00pm / Cinema A
35MM, COLOUR, DOLBY DIGITAL, 120 MINUTES, SOUTH KOREA, KOREAN (ENGLISH SUBTITLES) / DIRECTOR: PARK CHAN-WOOK / BASED ON THE MANGA SERIES ‘OLDBOY’ (1996-98) BY NOBUAKI MINEGISHI / SCRIPT: HWANG JO-YUN, PARK CHAN-WOOK, LIM CHUN-HYEONG, LIAM JOON-HYUNG, GARON TSUCHIYA / CINEMATOGRAPHER: CHUNG CHUNG-HOON / EDITOR: SANG-BEOM KIM / CAST: MIN-SIK CHOI, JI-TAE YU, HYE-JEONG KANG / PRODUCTION CO: EGG FILMS, SHOW EAST / PRINT SOURCE/RIGHTS: RIALTO DISTRIBUTION
Oldboy is a poetic masterpiece that interweaves darkly existential themes with ice-black humour and ultra-violent scenes of vengeance. An ordinary Seoul businessman is inexplicably kidnapped and locked away in a low rent hotel for 15 years. On the brink of madness, he is abruptly released. Left with a new suit and cell-phone he is given five days to discover the reason behind his horrific experience and extract his revenge.
V for Vendetta 2006 MA15+
Sat 11 Feb 3.30pm / Cinema A
35MM, COLOUR, DOLBY DIGITAL, 132 MINUTES, USA/UK, ENGLISH / DIRECTOR: JAMES MCTEIGUE / BASED ON THE COMIC SERIES ‘V FOR VENDETTA’ (1982-89) BY ALAN MOORE AND DAVID LLYOD / SCRIPT: LARRY WACHOWSKI, ANDY WACHOWSKI / CINEMATOGRAPHER: ADRIAN BIDDLE / EDITOR: MARTIN WALSH / CAST: NATALIE PORTMAN, HUGO WEAVING, STEPHEN REA / PRODUCTION CO: WARNER BROS PICTURES, VIRTUAL STUDIOS, SILVER PICTURES / PRINT SOURCE/RIGHTS: ROADSHOW ENTERTAINMENT
In this dystopian view of a future United Kingdom, a masked revolutionary known only as ‘V’, recuses a young woman from a violent attack and finds an unlikely ally in his war against a pitiless totalitarian regime.
Koroshiya Ichi (Ichi The Killer) 2001 Ages 18+
Sat 11 Feb 8.30pm / Cinema A
35MM, COLOUR, DOLBY SR, 129 MINUTES, JAPAN, JAPANESE/CANTONESE/ENGLISH (ENGLISH SUBTITLES) / DIRECTOR: TAKASHI MIIKE / BASED ON THE MANGA SERIES ‘KOROSHIYA ICHI’ (1998–2001) BY HIDEO YAMAMOTO / SCRIPT: SAKICHI SATO / CINEMATOGRAPHER: HIDEO YAMAMOTO / EDITOR: YASUSHI SHIMAMURA / CAST: TADANOBU ASANO, NAO OHMORI, SHIN’YA TASUKAMOTO / PRODUCTION CO: OMEGA PROJECT, OMEGA MICOTT, EMPEROR MULTIMEDIA GROUP, STAR MAX, ALPHA GROUP, SPIKE, EXCELLENT FILM / PRINT SOURCE/RIGHTS: EMPEROR PICTURES
Maverick auteur Takashi Miike brings to screen the blood-soaked extremes of Hideo Yamamoto's deeply disturbing cult manga. When a yakuza enforcer’s boss goes missing, he searches out the psychotic killer Ichi to replace him. Interweaving the Miike’s sense of black humour and stylish direction, Ichi The Killer is hyper-violent nonconformist classic of the genre.
Gǔ Huò Zái (Young and Dangerous) 1996 M
Fri 2 Mar 6.00pm / Cinema A
35MM, COLOUR, MONO, 97 MINUTES, HONG KONG, CANTONESE/ENGLISH (ENGLISH SUBTITLES) / DIRECTOR: ANDREW LAU / BASED ON THE COMIC STRIP ‘TEDDY BOY’ (1992) BY COWMAN AND DICKEY YAU / SCRIPT: MANFRED WONG / CINEMATOGRAPHER: ANDREW LAU / EDITOR: MARCO MAK / CAST: WKIN CHENG, JORDAN CHAN / PRODUCTION CO: ART TOP MOVIE PRODUCTIONS LTD. JING’S PRODUCTION / PRINT SOURCE/RIGHTS: WARNER BROS / SCREENING FORMAT: DIGITAL CINEMA
The first in a highly popular film franchise, Young and Dangerous is set in Hong Kong’s fast-paced world of organised crime. A group of young students join the Triad society after falling foul of a psychotic killer in a rival gang. A visually frenetic melding of friendship, loyalty and violence, the film has been heavily criticised for glamourising the Triad lifestyle.
Fung wan: Hung ba tin ha (The Storm Riders) 1998 Ages 15+
Fri 2 Mar 8.10pm / Cinema A
35MM, COLOUR, DOLBY DIGITAL, 128 MINUTES, HONG KONG, CANTONESE (ENGLISH SUBTITLES) / DIRECTOR: ANDREW LAU / BASED ON THE 1989 MANHUA ‘FUNG WAN’ BY MA WING-SHING / SCRIPT: MANFRED WONG / CINEMATOGRAPHER: ANDREW LAU / EDITORS: MARCO MAK, DANNY PANG / CAST: CHANG KWONG-WING / CAST: JEAN GIRAUD , JEAN-PIERRE DIONNET , ALAIN CHARBIT / PRODUCTION CO: GOLDEN HARVEST PICTURES, CENTRO DIGITAL PICTURES, TIANSHAN FILM STUDIO, B.O.B AND PARTNERS / PRINT SOURCE/RIGHTS: ORANGE SKY GOLDEN HARVEST ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
Set in a mythical Chinese past, two young boys — Wind and Cloud — are prophesised to bring a megalomaniac warlord invincibility for 10 years. After murdering their parents and raising them as his own, the warlord receives a new prophecy predicting his demise at their hands and is forced to take drastic action. Packed with swordplay, romance and revenge, Storm Riders is a fantasy epic best viewed on the big screen.
